Dude, there is something wrong with this woman...

I stumbled across this blog post today:

http://livingmybestlife-lisa.blogspot.com/2009/06/training-session.html

And I am flabberghasted. She spent her entire afternoon trying to get her 2 year old to say "Hi mommy!" She spent a half hour swatting him with a back scratcher because he didn't want to say "hi mommy!"

Fucking ridiculous.

Her post obviously got a lot of negative feedback- looks like she's turned off the comments and added an italicized forward. In it, she goes on about how yelling and screaming is abuse.

Well hello sweetheart, but what you're doing? That's abuse too.

It's one thing to want obedient kids, but really, this is NOT the way to go about it.

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Update: Since I posted this entry this morning, "Lisa" has deleted this particular blog entry. Here's the text:

"This has been a long afternoon for Mommy and Baby. When I got him up from his nap I said to him (like I do every day), "Say 'Hi Mommy!' " But this afternoon, instead of his usual, "Hi Mommy!" he said nothing. He refused, I mean refused, to say it.It occurred to me that I haven't shared with you one of my favorite child training tips for babies. Here it is:You can make a baby do things. For example, if you say, "Pick that up" and they won't do it, you can lead them to the item, take their little hand and make them pick it up.But there are four things you can NOT make a baby do.1. Sleep2. Eat/swallow3. Poop/pee4. SpeakIn this case, Baby wouldn't say something that I told him to say. It wasn't like he just looked around and did something else. He was obviously disobeying me.Like I said, I can't make him speak. But I can make him sit; I can make him open a book; I can make him come to me when called. But there is no way to make him speak. So what do I do? I'm glad you asked.I make him miserable, absolutely miserable. At first I called the other children in and I said, "Say 'Hi Mommy' " and they would repeat, "Hi Mommy". Baby could see their example. He would say hi to them, but not to me. More proof that he is deliberately not obeying me.Next I got out his favorite snack (he is in my arms this whole time....no opportunity to go anywhere else or be entertained). He reached for it. "Say Hi Mommy". Nothing. I would call in a couple of the little boys. I'd tell them to say it and when they did, I gave them a bit of the snack. Baby would reach for it and I would pull back. "Say 'Hi Mommy' ". It apparently wasn't worth it to him. OK, we'll figure out what is worth it.I took him back into my room where he begged to see G&G's picture on the computer (this is one of his favorite things to do). "Say 'Hi Mommy' " Nope. Finally I sat him on my lap facing me and when I told him to say it he shook his head, no. So I got my teeny, tiny baby spanker. It's a little back scratcher that barely stings, but it's great for babies.One little swat and he screamed. "No screaming" I'd say (in a very gentle way....I always spoke gently and calmly) and give him another little swat. When he'd stop I'd tell him again to say "Hi Mommy." Nope. Swat. Cry. Swat. This went on for about 30 minutes. I'd cradle him and rock him and he would be soothed, then I'd tell him again, "Say 'Hi Mommy.' " over and over.Finally, when I was trying to decide if he would get dinner or not (I was actually thinking I would give him something else besides the pizza that everyone else was having because he is too young to go without a meal), he leaned his head on my shoulder and said, "Hi Mommy." and it was over.All of the children cheered when I brought him out. He was exhausted, but he got a little snack and a special drink.Now he's happily eating his dinner and saying "Hi Mommy" all I want.The victory for me isn't that he will say "Hi Mommy", but that he understands that he has to do what I say. This is a lesson that will carry on into his future and keep him safe and secure. It will help to lead him to that greater relationship with our Lord. Obedience to Christ will come easier to him because of what we have taught him in these formative years.Of course, I didn't get done what I had planned this afternoon. We had to order pizza because I couldn't make dinner. I had to set everything aside to do this. But I never wished for anything else. It was a great opportunity to spend these precious moments with my sweet boy."

And her initial response:

"For those of you that have felt such a need to send me these horrible comments...I am so sad for you. I am doing nothing abusive to my children. First, this is a 2 year old, not an infant. The back scratcher to which I am referring is tiny, smaller than a pencil. It doesn't hurt at all...less than if I was flicking my finger on his leg. It just surprises him, nothing more. I would never spank him with my hand....that could hurt him.If done properly, this type of training happens once, in his whole life. It is not a constant thing. I have taught him, softly and tenderly, that he needs to do what I say. This may save his life one day when he begins to run into the street and I yell for him to stop. If you even read the whole post you will see that I was gentle and soft with him the whole time. I challenge you....are you ever angry with your children? By the way you have responded it is obvious that you over-react easily. Do you do this with your children? I imagine so. That, my friends, is what abuse really is. Anger and screaming. Swearing at your children or reacting out of emotion instead of going at their tantrums with a plan. To lovingly teach them that they can't do that.I pray that you will find peace and be open to what Scriptures teach about how to raise a child.But more than that, I pray for you to have someone in your lives that will show you a better way to handle yourselves when you are upset. God loves each and every one of you. Christ is there for you if you will call upon Him."